"I was reading the dictionary. I thought
it was a poem about everything."
                     --Steven Wright

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Despair of ( নিরাশ হওয়া ) Do not despair of success.
  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • Fond of ( অনুরাগী ) Children are fond of sweets.
  • Vexed with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) He is vexed with me at my conduct.
  • Engaged with ( নিযুক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I was engaged with him in talk.

Idioms:

  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • At least ( অন্ততঃ ) At least one hundred boys will come to school today.
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • In fine ( পরিশেষ ) In fine he declared his plan.